Friday 56 & Book Beginnings: My dear Wormwood ...

 The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

My dear Wormwood, I note what you say about guiding your patient's reading and taking care that he sees a good deal of his materialist friend.
- p. 23 (the beginning),  The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

I divide the causes of human laughter into Joy, Fun, the Joke Proper, and Flippancy. You will see the first among friends and lovers reunited on the eve of a holiday. Among adults some pretext of the Jokes is provide, but the facility with which the smallest witticisms produce laughter as such a time shows that they are not the real cause. What the real cause is we do not know.

That's not my copy of the book - mine is ratty and old and was saved from the curb. But I want that copy! It's time for a re-read! It's been years since I've cracked this one open!

5 comments

  1. Mary (Bookfan)April 20, 2012 at 10:16 PM

    I hope you enjoy the book. I'm not sure the beginning is enough to draw me in. Maybe a few more sentences and CS Lewis will hook me ;-)

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  2. WilliamApril 20, 2012 at 10:26 PM

    I love the Screwtape Letters. i haven't seen this illustrated edition before,though. Thanks for visiting earlier and have a great weekend.

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  3. fredamansApril 20, 2012 at 10:28 PM

    I would love to read that one!

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  4. Laurel-Rain SnowApril 21, 2012 at 7:16 AM

    Ah, what a fun book! Thanks for sharing....and for visiting my blog.

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  5. Gilion at Rose City ReaderApril 21, 2012 at 8:46 PM

    This is a great book. I'd love the illustrated version!

    Thanks for posting your link on Book Beginnings!

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